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Comment by Portrios

She's an NPC that's part of the Mage Orderhall Questchain. According to Khadgar she is "much more than she appears" according to him she was one of the most powerful archmages before her mind was damaged in an accident. (also making a reference to the following book, probably)

Comment by Blinkaji

Ari is actually an amazing reference to the character Auri from Patrick Rothus' Kingkiller Chronicle books. One of her quests, "Three Is a Lucky Number" is a reference to the three gifts her and the main character Kvothe exchange throughout the book when they meet.

“Auri hopped down from the chimney and skipped over to where I stood, her hair streaming behind her. "Hello Kvothe." She took a half-step back. "You reek."I smiled my best smile of the day. "Hello Auri," I said. "You smell like apretty young girl.""I do," she agreed happily.She stepped sideways a little, then forward again, moving lightly on the balls of her bare feet. "What did you bring me?" she asked."What did you bring me?" I countered.She grinned. "I have an apple that thinks it is a pear," she said, holding it up. "And a bun that thinks it is a cat. And a lettuce that thinks it is a lettuce.""It's a clever lettuce then.""Hardly," she said with a delicate snort. "Why would anything clever think it was a lettuce?""Even if it is a lettuce?" I asked."Especially then," she said. "Bad enough to be a lettuce. How awful to think you are a lettuce too." She shook her head sadly, her hair following the motion as if she were underwater.I unwrapped my bundle. "I brought you some potatoes, half a squash,and a bottle of beer that thinks it is a loaf of bread.""What does the squash think it is?" she asked curiously, looking down at it. She held her hands clasped behind her back"It knows it's a squash," I said. "But it's pretending to be the setting sun.""And the potatoes?" she asked."They're sleeping," I said. "And cold, I'm afraid."She looked up at me, her eyes gentle. "Don't be afraid," she said, and reached out and rested her fingers on my cheek for the space of a heartbeat, her touch lighter than the stroke of a feather. "I'm here. You're safe.”

Comment by Sunreaver

I'm actually kind of disappointed that she isn't a blue dragon. Given their tendency to take High Elf form, Khadgar's comment that she's "much more than she appears", and her amazingly-intimate understanding of magical objects... I really expected Ari to be short for Aristrasza or something.

Comment by Ramazon

It seems that Ari is also the person that Khadgar wants to gift with Sparkling Kirin Tor Coins we gather for him in one of the Broken Shore dailies. We already know from him that she likes exchanging gifts. Also she would be a type of person who would enjoy rainbow coins :)